2. What concerns Sid about Charity?
(a) She looks pale
(b) She is always tired
(c) She is gaining weight
(d) She is spending too much

3. A picnic has been planned for later today at _______________________.
(a) Blueberry Hill
(b) Newport
(c) Folsom Hill
(d) Kennebunkport

4. How does Sally impress the guests?
(a) Reciting some of her own poetry
(b) Mixing drinks for everyone
(c) Singing solos at the piano
(d) Reading The Odyssey in Greek

5. Why does Larry write so much during his first year of teaching?
(a) He is anti social
(b) He keeps his teaching skills sharp
(c) Fear of being laid off for lack of being published
(d) He likes to write as a hobby

6. What happens when Sid and Larry are out walking?
(a) Sally goes into labor
(b) Larry falls down a flight of stairs
(c) There is a power outage
(d) Sid is hit by a car

7. Who awakens at the vacation house as the story begins?
(a) Sid
(b) Lou
(c) Larry
(d) Charity

8. Why have Larry and Sally come to Massachusetts?
(a) They are on vacation
(b) Their friend, Charity, is ill
(c) They are touring college campuses
(d) They are thinking of relocating

9. What literary technique does the author use in Chapter 2?
(a) Simile
(b) Flashback
(c) Metaphor
(d) Onomatopoeia

10. What element of foreshadowing does the author provide in this chapter?
(a) Larry has a missed phone call
(b) Sally does not feel well during the party
(c) Sid breaks his shoelace
(d) Larry has a terrible migraine

11. Where do Larry and Sally go on Friday night?
(a) The theater
(b) Out to dinner
(c) The movies
(d) Sid and Charity's home

12. How many children do Charity and her husband have?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 1

13. What event occurs at the beginning of Part 1: Chapter 10?
(a) Larry publishes a book
(b) Sid loses his job
(c) Larry loses his job
(d) Sid buys a new house

14. How is Charity characterized?
(a) Sullen and lovely
(b) The girl next door
(c) Quiet and homely
(d) Exotic and beautiful

15. Who lavishes praise on Larry and Sally at the party?
(a) Aunt Emily
(b) Aunt Eleanor
(c) Aunt Eileen
(d) Aunt Ellen